I sometimes find the excuses that I hear from people who claim to be pro-life but will not take action on their convictions just plain laughable. Then there are the excuses in which people actually try and use the Word of God to justify their apathy.

One of the classic examples that can be found is the ever popular “I don’t want to offend anyone” excuse. The worst part of this excuse is that many who use it try to justify it with scripture, often interjecting the word “offend” for the word “stumble”. There are several verses about causing others, especially children, to stumble. For example:

1st Corinthians 10:32 Do not cause anyone to stumble, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God—

The problem is that people seem to think that offending someone is the same as causing them to stumble; that is simply not true. If I were to sit and drink beer around someone who is an alcoholic, tempting him by offering him beer, that would be causing him to stumble.

The truth is we will offend many people just by the fact that we are Christians; this Gospel of Christ is highly offensive to those who do not have faith.

Jeremiah 6:10 To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me?

Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

Anytime we take a stand against an evil, someone will be offended. Those involved with evil will take offense to our speaking out against their behavior. If we were to speak out against pornography and call it indecent or obscene that would offend those involved in the pornography industry.

If we were to give a workshop “talking about domestic violence or child abuse, would that not offend people who commit those actions? Just because we speak out against an evil and it offends people does not mean we should stop speaking out against that evil.

Many will say that they are worried about hurting people’s feelings. Women who have committed the act of abortion will be hurt so we shouldn’t wear pro-life shirts, hold signs or pray in front of abortion mills.” While I agree that some women will be upset when they see a pro-life t-shirt or display, that in no way justifies not taking that action.

I have to ask about other things we speak out against. Would we refrain from speaking out against domestic violence because it might offend someone who has beaten his wife? Would we refrain from speaking out against child abuse because we might offend a woman who has beaten her kids? Would we refrain from speaking out against rape because we are afraid we would offend a rapist?

The problem is that when it comes to abortion we have allowed this evil act to be diminished to just a “tough decision” that a woman has to make. I am sorry but this is not a decision anyone should have the right to make; it is an act of homicide that cannot be justified.

We would never in a million years call a rape a “tough decision” that a man has to make. There are no circumstances that can justify a man sexually forcing himself on another human person. There will be no one arguing that we just need to put ourselves in his shoes to understand why he had to make that choice.

This same standard must be applied to killing one’s child in the womb or at any other time in that child’s life. The act of homicide is one person killing another person and that is what happens in every single abortion.

All this being said, I am not advocating going out on the street and screaming at women or calling them murderers as they walk into an abortion mill. I have always and will always reach out to them in love and offer them hope.

While I will not be screaming at women, I will also not back down in my fight to expose what abortion is to the world. The fact is that we need the world to view abortion as the horrific act that it is; to have the same disdain for abortion as they do for rape or any other act of homicide.

Yes, there will be times that people will be offended by the pro-life t-shirt I wear, the sign I hold or by my praying outside of an abortion mill. There will be women who have had an abortion who will feel guilt for what they have done and probably not be happy about being reminded of their act. I pray that the guilt they feel will lead to finding the healing and hope of Christ that exists with repentance.

This next statement at first may sound a bit harsh but it is a reality. I am more concerned with saving the lives of innocent children being slaughtered by the thousands every day than I am with the hurt feelings of someone who has committed this act. I do not set out to offend; I set out to tell the truth. In doing so, I know people will be offended and feelings will be hurt. This holds for almost every truth we decide to proclaim and evil we confront.

(That being said I also believe very strongly in the forgiveness and healing after abortion and would strongly recommend visiting AbortionShockwaves.com)

If you claim to be pro-life, to believe that the children dying inside these abortion mills are fully human, don’t give me excuses. To slightly tweak a Greg Cunningham quote: “Apathy and ignorance sustained by denial are crippling this nation’s response to abortion. When something is so horrifying that we can’t stand to look at it, perhaps we shouldn’t be tolerating it!”

For Christ I stand,

Bryan Kemper

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Please commit to praying for our team members and outreach this summer.

Angelica Abbott

Sam Teague

Margaret Caligaris

Maira Valadez

Nora Anderson

Liz Puffenberger

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Here is the schedule for the mission team; please keep this so you can pray for them over the summer.

June 1 Team arrives in Troy

June 2 -3 Training in Troy, OH

June 4- 5 Strawberry Festival – Troy, OH

June 6 – 8 Training in Troy, OH

June 9 – 10 Abortion Clinic Outreach and training

June 11 Grill out at Stand True House

June 12 Day off

June 14-16 Bryan in NY Pastoral Team meeting

June 13 -14 Office/Social Media Project Days

June 15-17 Abortion Clinic Outreach/Activism

June 18 – 19 Days off

June 20 – 21 Office/Social Media Project Days

June 22 – 24 Abortion Clinic Outreach

June 25 Election activism training in Cincinnati

June 26Bryan flies to Survivors Camp

June 27 – 28 Office/Social Media Project Days

June 29 – July 1 Abortion Clinic Outreach/Social Media Projects

July 2-4 Off

July 5 Prep for NRLC

July 6 Drive to VA

July 7 – 9 NRLC 2015 in VA

July 10 Drive to Troy, OH

July 11 Unload and Clean

July 12 -13 Office/Social Media Project Days

July 14 – 15 Abortion Clinic Outreach/Social Media Projects

July 14 Bryan flies to Colorado

July 15 – 16 Night Vision Music Festival

July -17 Bryan flies back to Ohio

July -17 Drive to Cleveland

July 18 – 20 Outreach at RNC

July 20 Drive to Michigan

July 21 – 23 Retreat

July 24 Drive to Troy

July 25 – 26 Office/Social Media Project Days

July 27 – 29 Abortion Clinic Outreach/Social Media Projects

July 30-31 Dayton Celtic Festival

August 1 Day Off

August 2 Outreach at Dayton Dragons Game

Aug 3-5 Abortion Clinic Outreach/Social Media Projects

August 7 Drive to NY

August 8 Day off in NYC

August 9-11 Stand True Team at Pastoral Team Meeting

August 12 – 13 Sidewalk Counseling Training in Staten Island

August 14 Drive to Troy

August 15 Grill Out in Troy

August 16 Go home

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We are in desperate need of your help today, we have $115.99 left in the bank account and many bills due.

Every year Stand True is able to fund most of the first quarter from revenue we get at the March for Life in Washington DC. Due to the massive snow storm that hit the March for Life this year, many events were cancelled and we ended up with an deficit of over $11,000. With our team stuck in DC for extra days and no events to sell the massive stock of pro-life t-shirts we normally sell, our finances for the first quarter are in bad shape.

We have tried to hold some online sales to make up for the loss, but it can’t come close to what we normally do at the March for Life. We are still offering free shipping on all orders over $10 in our store (use code “freeship16” at prolifeworld.com) to try and help boost sales, but that won’t get us through the rest of the winter and into spring.

Right now we have rent and utilities due and we just can’t make the payments. We also have several outreach events coming up this month which will require gas money for the Stand True van.

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I share this story every year because it is important for people to understand the humanity of every child and the importance of protecting and respecting all human life, born and pre-born.

On the morning of February 23, 2011 I awoke to the scream of my wife coming from the bathroom down the hall. I jumped out of bed and ran to her, finding her standing next to the toilet bleeding. In tears she pointed to the toilet where the body of my son (approximately 12 weeks into his development) was floating.

I stood in shock for a moment as we did not even know we were pregnant; the test we took weeks earlier came up negative. Then I noticed my wife was not steady and she was bleeding badly. I wrapped a towel around her to stop the bleeding and scooped my son’s body out of the toilet. I then loaded my wife into the van, as I knew driving her to the hospital would be faster than waiting for an ambulance.

When we arrived in the emergency room the attending doctor immediately called for a specialist, as he could not stop the bleeding; there was blood literally on the walls and floor. As the specialist came into the room he looked up and said, “Oh my God; is that her blood pressure?” My heart stopped. I have to say that was the scariest moment of my entire life as I thought for a moment I might lose my wife.

The doctor was able to stop the bleeding and my wife was stabilized. The doctor pointed to the container holding our son and said her would “take care of that.” I told him, “No, we are going to have a funeral.” The hospital actually treated us extremely well. They were very sensitive to our loss; I was surprised.

I called the pastor of the church we were attending at the time to tell him what happened and ask about a funeral service for our son. He did not know what to do as he had never had a funeral for a child who was miscarried. I ended up doing all of the legwork and making the arrangements myself

That Sunday as the pastor was announcing the funeral, I was shocked when he stopped mid-announcement to make a disclaimer. He mentioned that many women in the church had gone through a miscarriage but had not chosen to have a funeral and that it was “no big deal.” “This is just something the Kempers chose to do.” I was appalled; I could not believe that this was being said as I sat there days after the death of my child, hearing how it was “no big deal.”

That Tuesday at the funeral, other than the Pastor, his wife, intern and one another couple, no one else from our church showed up to the funeral. I remember standing near the graveside wondering why no one was there; none of the elders and most of the deacons did not come.

Later when I called the pastor and asked him why no one else showed up, he said that people did not really knew my son. I replied, “But they know my family.” I then asked him if this had been his son or any other grown kid in our church, would they have been there? He replied, “Yes, but this was not any other funeral; it was just a miscarriage.”

“Just a miscarriage.”

I really could not believe my ears; did he really just say that about my son? Mind you, this is a very pro-life church. This is a church which supported the work I do and even financially gave to this pro-life work. How could a pastor who was so pro-life say something like this?

The answer is simple. Even those who call themselves Christian or pro-life sometimes cannot 100% understand the full humanity, the full personhood of the child inside the womb. If we did, abortion would be over.

We still see some kind of difference between the children in the womb and the children running around the streets today. We still are more emotionally distraught over the shootings in a school then the dismemberments in abortion clinics. We have not actually seen abortion for what it truly is.

I will concede two differences between the children in the womb and the children running around today. First difference is their age, what stage of life development they are in. Zygote, Embryo, Fetus, Infant, Toddler, Teen, Adult…. These are all stages of the life of a human person.

The second difference is why I am writing this story, the reason I have given more than 20 years of my life to fighting for the abolishment of abortion. It is their voice. The children in the womb have no voice; they are in need of someone to do as Proverbs 24:11 commands us to do: Rescue those who are being taken away to death; hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.

When those who call themselves followers of Christ, Christians, begin to recognize that abortion is actually an act of homicide, the abolition of abortion will take place. When we show the same rage and intolerance that we have for things like child molestation, rape, school shootings or any other crime against humanity, we will end this holocaust that is now over 42 years running in America.

My wife and I sat down with our other children and looked at our son’s body and asked them to name him. We chose Benjamin Davis Kemper. Benjamin Davis Kemper is as much my child as any of our living children. Benjamin Davis is buried in a cemetery in Troy, OH where he was given the dignity he deserved with a funeral and burial.

Today, February 23rd I will visit that gravesite and mourn the loss of our son. I will look to heaven and know that he is with Christ, waiting for our family reunion one day.

While I stand at his gravesite I know I will also be reminded of the 55 million gravesites that don’t exist for all those whose lives have been stolen by surgical abortion. I will shed a tear for my nation, a nation which has turned her back on the most innocent and venerable of her citizens. I will also renew my commitment to shining the light of Christ and truth on the evil of our age, the abortion holocaust.

Will you join me in this commitment? Will you Stand True?

Bryan Kemper

I know the pain that comes with losing my son, I cannot imagine the pain someone must feel after an abortion. I am blessed to work with some amazing people who are leading the way in helping to heal the pain from shockwaves of abortion. Please visit abortionshockwaves.com for more information about healing.

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Who: We want motivated young pro-life people between the ages of 18-28 (again we can be flexible in some circumstances.)

When: The Summer internship would can start June 1 and ends August 15 but we welcome people to come earlier if possible. We will be attending the National Right to Life Conference in Washington DC, Soulfest in New Hampshire and many more events. We will also spend a day in NYC and visit the Priests for Life national headquarters in Staten Island.

Where: We are located in Troy, OH which is near Dayton. We have a missionary apartment that is connected to the office for girls and a private room in the office with a bathroom for guys.

What: The internship will include a wide variety of pro-life training, work, prayer and activism as well as traveling to pro-life events.

A few of the duties:

Social Media: Interns will spend time every day building, maintaining and developing the social media outreach for Stand True and Priests for Life. This includes Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram and many more. Interns will be helping in building our social media library on the Stand True web site.

Summer Festivals and Events: Interns will traveling with Stand True to several summer events to work the booth, give talks and educate people on pro-life issues.

Activism: Interns will go to the abortion clinic for prayer and sidewalk counseling at least once a week. Interns will take part in some local and national pro-life events and activism such as the National Right to Life Conference in Washington DC

Office work: Interns will help run the daily needs of the Stand True office like mail, order fulfillment, cleaning, banking, filing, proof reading and other needs around the office.

Pro-life Training: Interns will be studying pro-life issues and apologetics. Interns will write articles, give talks and learn how to argue the pro-life position.

We are also looking for interns with special talents: Web design, wordpress knowledge, graphic arts, writing skills and more.

We provide housing and basic food as well as travel costs when you travel with Stand True for events like the National Right to Life Convention. You will be expected to help fundraise towards the missionary program but there is no set cost to come.

Langston Hughes wrote a poem entitled, “I, Too” in which he dreamed of a day when African Americans would not be shunned. This simple poem speaks volumes about the human person and the struggle to attain equality.

Corrie Ten Boom wrote a book entitled, “The Hiding Place” in which she talked about her days in a concentration camp. She was not Jewish; she was imprisoned and tortured for hiding Jews in her home because she believed they were equal human persons.

Rosa Parks sat down and refused to get up a seat she was told she had no right to sit in. She decided that she was no longer going to be told that she was less human than anyone else on that bus.

Anne Frank wrote in her diary, “I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains” – this coming from a young woman having to live in a hidden apartment for two years because she was declared a non – human person.

Martin Luther King, Jr. cried out, “I have a dream.” He believed in a world where men were not looked at as black or white, but as men. He believed we could live as equal human persons and destroy the prejudices that plagued mankind.

What do all these people have in common?

Some may say oppression. Oppression is certainly a word that can be used to describe all of their lives. Can you imagine yourself as a young girl like Anne Frank living in a small hidden apartment for two years, never allowed to leave for fear of certain death?

Some may say determination. Langston Hughes was determined to see a day when our African American brothers would not be seen as less than any other American.

Some may say courage. I can’t imagine the courage it took for Corrie Ten Boom to risk her own life and freedom for total strangers. She endured years of torture and even found a way to thank God for her bunk being infested with fleas, knowing it saved her from abuse.

Some may say resolve. Oh, to see the resolve in the face of Rosa Parks on the bus that day! It would be amazing to see her claim her spot as an equal human person and refuse to be dehumanized.

Some may say passion. Passion is one of the best words you can use to describe Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. When you hear his speech you can’t help but be moved.

While all of these words are truly things these great humans had in common, there is one other thing that makes them stand out from others who have been dehumanized: their voice. They all had a voice and were able to use that voice to cry out for their lives, their freedom and their humanity. A voice is something that thousands of innocent people every day in America will never have.

Can you imagine if a child in the womb could write a poem about how one day he too would be called an American?

Can you imagine if babies that were not going to be killed by abortion could hide others that were scheduled for death?

Can you imagine if when the abortionist tried to kill a young little girl she was able to sit down in the womb with resolve and say, “I will not be killed”?

Can you imagine the speech a young child would give proclaiming the day all innocent pre-born children are counted as human?

While we know these things are impossible for the children in the womb to accomplish, they are not impossible for us. We do have a voice; we now need to find the courage, determination, resolve and passion to fight against the oppression of innocent children.

Some may say, “How dare you compare abortion with the holocaust or oppression of African Americans!” I say how dare we not. How dare we look back at some of the most brutal, inhumane and dehumanizing acts in history and not also include the killing of innocent babies?

Several years ago ushered in a new era in America. With the election of Barack Obama to the Presidency, we saw something many people believed would not happen in their lifetime. We witnessed something that we should all be proud of regardless of our political views. America took one more step towards equality and wiping out racial prejudices.

So many people do not believe they will see the killing of innocent children stop in their lifetime either. So many people have accepted the abortion holocaust as status quo. I refuse to accept or believe that we cannot defeat this evil.

It is time, my friends, to adopt the words that describe these great humans I wrote about. It is time to believe that we will usher in an era where pre-born children are considered full human persons. It is time to use our voices to proclaim life and freedom for the thousands of our brothers and sisters who die needlessly every day.

We have now lived through 40 years of decriminalized child killing in America, a full generation of the bloodiest genocide in history. It is time to put this hateful chapter in the history books and usher in a culture of life.

This event is free of charge – Reservations can be made here:March for Life. 10 minutes after the rally begins the open seats will be given away. There will be booths selling pro-life -t-shirts, stickers, books and more.

2016 March for Life Youth Rally Line Up

Emceed by Bryan Kemper of Stand True and Destiny Herndon – De La Rosa of New Wave Feminists

Taylor Stearns, 2014 American Idol Hollywood Week Contestant, will welcome you into this pro-life party with awesome music! Then expect to be encouraged by pro-life leaders as we move to abolish abortion in our lifetime!

Thanks to Movie to Movement you can stay after the rally for a special screening of the not-yet-released movie, Voiceless. Be encouraged as one man puts it all on the line to stand for Life at an abortion clinic that moved in across the street from his building. Seating for the screening is limited so please be sure to RSVP to guarantee tickets for the screening.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has announced the results of his investigation and he indicates the abortion giant appears to be breaking state laws regarding the disposal of the bodies of aborted babies.

“All three Ohio Planned Parenthood affiliates, including the Columbus facility, have sent fetal remains to companies which disposed of the fetuses in landfill,” the investigative report indicates.

The Attorney General argues that this is in violation of Ohio Revised Code (3701-47-05) which requires that aborted fetal remains be disposed humanely.

Ohio is the second state to indicate Planned Parenthood is unlawfully disposing of the bodies of aborted babies.

Stand True President, Bryan Kemper said, “How many times does Planned Parenthood have to violate laws or kill young women before we see them for what they are? The core value of Planned Parenthood is the destruction of human life so it should come as no surprise that they would desecrate the remains of those they kill in this way. It is time for all of us in Ohio and across the nation to stand up and demand our leadership to defund, shutdown and prosecute Planned Parenthood.”

Mark Harrington of Created Equal stated:”Planned Parenthood not only murders babies, they harvest their baby parts. Now, babies they don’t harvest for parts are hauled off in trucks and dumped in landfills. This is sickening! How long will taxpayers stand idling by and permit the abortion cartel to get away with this? Planned Parenthood doesn’t just need defunded, Planned Parenthood needs defeated. These facilities need to be shut down now!” — Mark Harrington, Executive Director, Created Equal

Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life commented, “You can’t practice vice, virtuously. We are not surprised at this discovery and we urge the appropriate authorities to take swift and decisive action against these clinics.”

Dr Alveda King asks:”Dear Planned Parenthood, It’s Christmas time again. Psalm 127:3 says, “Children are a gift from the Lord.” Is this how you treat God’s precious gift? ”